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120 Fenchurch Street, EC3

0879ZFull Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 1 June 2004

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of part of ground floor from offices (Class B1) to shop (Class A1 use) (450Sq.m).

Received
26 August 2003
Public comments
2
Ward
Langbourn
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 280 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 120 Fenchurch Street, EC3. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 280 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Langbourn.

98% of full applications at City of London Corporation were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fenchurch St, 120

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2003
Consultation expiry
17 October 2003
Target decision date
21 October 2003
Decision issued
3 June 2004
Permission expires
3 June 2009

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Attn: Alex Bowater, 9 Botolph Alley, London, EC3R 8DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 September 2003
Advertisement expiry
23 September 2003
Site notice start
26 September 2003
Site notice end
17 October 2003

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2003
    28 Aug

    Retention of one non-illuminated letting banner measuring 3m high by 1.57m wide at a height of 6m above…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside0879AA
  2. 2003
    26 Aug

    Change of use of part of ground floor from offices (Class B1) to shop (Class A1 use) (450Sq.m).

    This applicationWithdrawnFull0879Z

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    21 Mar

    Submission of security bollard locations pursuant to condition 15 of planning permission 18/00031/FULMAJ

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/00264/MDC
  2. 2017
    28 Nov

    Submission of details of other structures at roof level pursuant to condition 18 (m) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/01212/MDC
  3. 2017
    6 Nov

    Submission of details of signage to the roof garden and dedicated lifts pursuant to condition 18g of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/01127/MDC
  4. 2016
    15 Jul

    Details of a demolition method statement pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission dated 08/02/2016…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/00748/MDC
  5. 2015
    16 Sep

    Details of a Bearing Pile and Plunge Column Installation Method Statement pursuant to condition 5 (in part)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/00990/MDC
  6. 2015
    21 Apr

    Details of security measures pursuant to condition 13 of planning permission dated 30/03/2012 (11/00854/FULEIA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/00385/MDC

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